Tag: Americas
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Bo Hines is ex-football player steering America’s crypto strategy
Read Latest News U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Crypto czar David Sacks, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets Bo Hines attend the White House Crypto Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. Evelyn…
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Bank of America’s CEO says economic growth is ‘better than people think’ and the Fed should stay on hold
Read Latest News Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Wednesday that consumers are continuing to spend and economic growth should be solid though slower this year. Despite surveys indicating that confidence is at a nearly three-year low amid increasing worries about inflation, Moynihan told CNBC that spending data shows consumers are still shelling out…
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Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent
Read Latest News President Trump signed an executive order on Friday seeking to dismantle seven additional federal agencies, including the one that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded media outlets around the world. Mr. Trump directed the heads of the agencies, largely obscure entities that address issues like labor mediation and homelessness prevention, to…
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Top Law Firms Defend Overhaul of America’s Business Court
Read Latest News As Delaware lawmakers prepare to hold hearings tomorrow about a bill that could reshape corporate America, some of the biggest corporate law firms are coming out in favor of it. On Tuesday, 21 corporate law firms — including Simpson Thacher and Bartlett; Cravath, Swaine & Moore; and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &…
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Ki’Lolo Westerlund, 17, is America’s flag football star of the future
Read Latest News Ki’Lolo Westerlund knew she had a starring role in an NFL Flag 50 commercial promoting flag football that would air during Super Bowl LIX. She knew she’d be appearing alongside past and present NFL players such as Myles Garrett, Justin Jefferson and Marshawn Lynch. She just hadn’t seen it. It aired on…
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Trump Shifts From Lifting Up America’s Neighbors to Hurting Them
Read Latest News When the United States signed a free-trade agreement with Canada and Mexico more than 30 years ago, the premise was that partnering with two other thriving economies would also benefit America. This week, President Trump abruptly scrapped that idea. He imposed a sweeping 25 percent tariff on the roughly $1 trillion of…
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Trump Shifts From Lifting Up America’s Neighbors to Hurting Them
Read Latest News When the United States signed a free-trade agreement with Canada and Mexico more than 30 years ago, the premise was that partnering with two other thriving economies would also benefit America. This week, President Trump abruptly scrapped that idea. He imposed a sweeping 25 percent tariff on the roughly $1 trillion of…
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She’s a Foot Soldier in America’s Losing War With Chronic Disease
Read Latest News Sam Runyon navigated to the house by memory as she reviewed her patient’s file, a “problem list” of medications and chronic diseases that went on for several pages. Sam, a 45-year-old nurse, had already seen Cora Perkins survive two types of cancer. During previous appointments, she had found Cora’s arms turning blue…
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Under Trump, America’s New Friends: Russia, North Korea and Belarus
Read Latest News If the old saying is true, that you are known by who your friends are, then President Trump may be telling the world something about who he plans to be in this second term. In a move that redrew the international order, Mr. Trump this week had the United States vote against…
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Why FDA allows so many chemicals in America’s food supply
Read Latest News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates food and health-related products to ensure they’re safe for public health. Today, it’s estimated to oversee 80% of the U.S. food supply. This also places ingredient safety regulations under the FDA’s authority. According to a 1958 law, companies looking to introduce a new food additive…
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America’s small businesses aren’t caving on DEI
Read Latest News Diversity, equity, and inclusion has become a flashpoint in corporate America, with a shifting political landscape and economic pressures reshaping how businesses approach these initiatives. Under the Trump administration, DEI programs are under increased scrutiny, and many large corporations have begun scaling back their investments in these efforts. Yet while big business…
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Bitcoin bulls plan long game for corporate America’s trillions in cash
Read Latest News Michael Saylor, chairman of MicroStrategy, speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Friday, July 26, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Last week, White House crypto czar David Sacks held his first press conference to discuss the future of crypto policy coming out of the Trump administration.…
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Why Elon Musk Is So Focused on the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, ‘America’s Checkbook’
Read Latest News The first weeks of President Trump’s second term have been dominated by a blizzard of executive orders aimed at reversing diversity policies, trade wars with major American trading partners and intrigue over the most important federal office that most Americans have never heard of in the Bureau of the Fiscal Service. Tucked…
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China denounces Trump tariff: ‘Fentanyl is America’s problem’
Read Latest News The U.S. and China flags stand behind a microphone at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on April 9, 2009. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images China’s government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10% tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door open for talks with…
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How the Buffalo Bills’ underdog story made them America’s team: ‘The people around us rally with it’
Read Latest News ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — During the Buffalo Bills’ playoff drought, ESPN anchor Kevin Connors used to have a running joke on air. Connors, a lifelong Bills fan from Long Island, would refer to the Bills as America’s Team. It would elicit a laugh from his co-anchor, one baked in sympathy for Connors…
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European CEOs react to America’s new leader
Read Latest News US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists as he signs an executive order regarding Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Richard Edelman, Edelman “I think Trump gives America a really good…
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How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War
Read Latest News Making his final trip as America’s top diplomat last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Paris, his former hometown, to a hero’s welcome. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, proclaimed Mr. Blinken “an eminent servant of peace” at a ceremony at the Élysée Palace before awarding him the country’s highest tribute,…
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RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement Obscures America’s Unhealthy Past
Read Latest News “We will make Americans healthy again,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has declared. A political action committee that has promoted Mr. Kennedy, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for health and human services secretary, says his movement is “igniting a health revolution in America.” But the word “again” presumes a time in the country’s…
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Bank of America’s best stock ideas in January and beyond
Read Latest News There is a bunch of stocks that are well positioned for upside in 2025, according to Bank of America. The firm said that companies like Amazon are just too attractive to ignore right now. CNBC Pro combed through Bank of America research to find buy-rated stocks to own in January and beyond.…
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L.A. Fires Show Limits of America’s Efforts to Cope With Climate Change
Read Latest News This week’s fires around Los Angeles present a puzzle: Why is California, the state best equipped to deal with wildfires, seemingly unable to prevent blazes from consuming entire chunks of the country’s second-largest city? California’s building code for wildfires is among the most protective in the nation. Its local fire departments are…
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Bank of America’s top trade ideas for the first quarter
Read Latest News As the new year begins, Bank of America has a few short-term stock recommendations for investors looking to navigate the quarter ahead. Stocks made fresh all-time highs in 2024, pushing the S & P 500 to notch two consecutive years of annual gains above 20%. Wall Street continued its bets on artificial…
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America’s Craft Brewery Count Declined in 2024
Read Latest News After decades of meteoric success, this year marked the first time since 2005 that more breweries closed than opened. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds Are Here! Don’t…
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How Merseyside became America’s 51st state
Read Latest News Beyond the dust of Liverpool’s dock road and the huge lorries rolling in and out of the city’s port, the glass panels of Everton’s new home at the Bramley-Moore Dock sparkle impressively, radiating ambition. The site, expected to open next year, is a feat of engineering considering the narrow dimensions of the…
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Keeping up with the Macugas, America’s next first family of the Winter Olympics
Read Latest News Forgive Dan and Amy Macuga if they have to consult a spreadsheet to figure out where their children are. This is one of those things that happens when your three girls are all skiers on the inside track to make the U.S. Olympic team. There’s a boy, too, who also skis competitively…
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Why America’s Kurdish Allies Are Under Threat in a New Syria
Read Latest News The Kurds helped the United States contain the Islamic State. Now they fear a resurgent Turkey that has long considered them an adversary. Here’s a guide. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about!…
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Meet Lamb Chop, America’s Hottest Dog Toy
Read Latest News Beloved by generations of children as a famous TV puppet, the plush lamb has now earned elite status among an unlikely fan base: dogs. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s…
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With F1 entry, General Motors has a shot to become America’s team on the grid
Read Latest News Monday marked a massive step for American motorsports. But can it be converted to a victory? Formula One announced that it came to “an agreement in principle with General Motors,” the well-known American manufacturer, to join the grid in 2026. It’ll be the first time more than 10 teams have been on…
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Life After Death: America’s Cemeteries Are Rewilding
Read Latest News More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers that help wildlife. Efforts picked up in the pandemic. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds…
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Life After Death: America’s Cemeteries Are Rewilding
Read Latest News More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers that help wildlife. Efforts picked up in the pandemic. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds…
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Mario Andretti reveals his plans for America’s new Formula 1 team
Read Latest News Former Formula 1 world champion Mario Andretti will be a director on the board of the newly approved Cadillac F1 team, which puts a famous American car maker with racing partner Andretti Global on the grid in 2026. It was a long and agonizing road. Andretti Global’s application was denied in early 2024 by F1’s…
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How tech bros bought ‘America’s most pro-crypto Congress ever’
Read Latest News Bernie Moreno, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio, attends a campaign event in Holland, Ohio, on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Moreno is running against Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Prior to announcing his Senate candidacy in April 2023, Bernie Moreno was a political no…
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A majority of America’s business owners support minimum wage increase
Read Latest News People hold signs as they attend a press conference at City Hall Park on April 10, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images As we enter an election year, Americans’ perceptions of economic health matter more than ever. Small business owners are often seen as a bellwether given…
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Next U.S. president shouldn’t surrender America’s energy dominance, TotalEnergies CEO warns
Read Latest News Whoever wins the 2024 U.S. election should work to preserve America’s energy dominance rather than risk losing it, TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne told CNBC on Monday. The U.S. is the world’s largest oil producer, accounting for 22% of the global total, according to the Energy Information Administration, with Saudi Arabia next, producing…